{"id":8754,"date":"2023-06-30T13:49:24","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T12:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=8754"},"modified":"2023-06-30T13:55:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T12:55:37","slug":"us-deploys-nuclear-capable-bombers-in-bold-display-of-strength-towards-north-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/analysis\/defense\/us-deploys-nuclear-capable-bombers-in-bold-display-of-strength-towards-north-korea\/2023\/06\/30\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"US Deploys Nuclear-Capable Bombers in Bold Display of Strength Towards North Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEOUL,<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> (AP)<\/span> –<\/span> The<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> has<\/span> once<\/span> again<\/span> shown<\/span> military<\/span> might<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> dramatic<\/span> show<\/span> of<\/span> force<\/span> against<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> deployment<\/span> of<\/span> nuclear-capable<\/span> bombers<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> Korean<\/span> Peninsula.<\/span> The<\/span> move<\/span> follows<\/span> a<\/span> large<\/span> anti-American<\/span> rally<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> recently<\/span> held<\/span> in<\/span> its<\/span> capital.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A<\/span> statement<\/span> issued<\/span> by<\/span> South<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> Ministry<\/span> of<\/span> Defense<\/span> confirmed<\/span> that<\/span> long-range<\/span> B-52<\/span> bombers<\/span> took<\/span> part<\/span> in<\/span> joint<\/span> air<\/span> exercises<\/span> alongside<\/span> US<\/span> and<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> fighter<\/span> jets<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> peninsula.<\/span> These<\/span> exercises<\/span> are<\/span> in<\/span> response<\/span> to<\/span> North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> continued<\/span> efforts<\/span> to<\/span> expand<\/span> its<\/span> nuclear<\/span> arsenal.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Just<\/span> two<\/span> weeks<\/span> ago,<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> stationed<\/span> a<\/span> nuclear-powered<\/span> submarine<\/span> carrying<\/span> about<\/span> 150<\/span> Tomahawk<\/span> missiles<\/span> in<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> waters.<\/span> Such<\/span> a<\/span> deployment<\/span> was<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> in<\/span> six<\/span> years,<\/span> and<\/span> was<\/span> a<\/span> direct<\/span> response<\/span> to<\/span> North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> resumption<\/span> of<\/span> missile<\/span> tests,<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> administration<\/span> viewed<\/span> it<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> response<\/span> to<\/span> joint<\/span> US-South<\/span> Korea<\/span> military<\/span> exercises.<\/span> The<\/span> deployment<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> B-52<\/span> bomber<\/span> has<\/span> significantly<\/span> increased<\/span> the<\/span> visibility<\/span> of<\/span> US<\/span> strategic<\/span> assets<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> region,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> South<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> Defense<\/span> Ministry.<\/span> He<\/span> also<\/span> emphasized<\/span> the<\/span> resolute<\/span> determination<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> US-ROK<\/span> alliance<\/span> to<\/span> strengthen<\/span> its<\/span> joint<\/span> defense<\/span> capabilities.<\/span> The<\/span> article<\/span> emphasizes<\/span> that<\/span> this<\/span> is<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> broader<\/span> effort<\/span> to<\/span> conduct<\/span> joint<\/span> exercises<\/span> with<\/span> US<\/span> strategic<\/span> bombers.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>More<\/span> than<\/span> 120,000<\/span> North<\/span> Koreans<\/span> attended<\/span> a<\/span> recent<\/span> mass<\/span> rally<\/span> in<\/span> Pyongyang<\/span> to<\/span> mark<\/span> the<\/span> 73rd<\/span> anniversary<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> start<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Korean<\/span> War.<\/span> During<\/span> these<\/span> rallies,<\/span> officials<\/span> and<\/span> locals<\/span> expressed<\/span> a<\/span> determination<\/span> to<\/span> “relentless<\/span> vengeance”<\/span> against<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States,<\/span> accusing<\/span> it<\/span> of<\/span> planning<\/span> an<\/span> invasion.<\/span> The<\/span> Korean<\/span> War<\/span> ended<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> truce,<\/span> effectively<\/span> turning<\/span> the<\/span> peninsula<\/span> into<\/span> a<\/span> state<\/span> of<\/span> war.<\/span> The<\/span> US<\/span> has<\/span> about<\/span> 28,000<\/span> troops<\/span> stationed<\/span> in<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> deterrent<\/span> against<\/span> North<\/span> Korean<\/span> aggression.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>North<\/span> Korea<\/span> has<\/span> refrained<\/span> from<\/span> conducting<\/span> public<\/span> weapons<\/span> tests<\/span> since<\/span> launching<\/span> two<\/span> short-range<\/span> ballistic<\/span> missiles<\/span> in<\/span> mid-June,<\/span> but<\/span> the<\/span> use<\/span> of<\/span> US<\/span> bombers<\/span> could<\/span> lead<\/span> to<\/span> further<\/span> weapons<\/span> tests<\/span> in<\/span> protest.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Increased<\/span> visibility<\/span> of<\/span> U.S.<\/span> strategic<\/span> assets<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> Korean<\/span> Peninsula<\/span> was<\/span> agreed<\/span> upon<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> summit<\/span> between<\/span> U.S.<\/span> President<\/span> Joe<\/span> Biden<\/span> and<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> President<\/span> Yoon<\/span> Seok-yeol<\/span> in<\/span> Washington<\/span> earlier<\/span> this<\/span> year.<\/span> President<\/span> Biden<\/span> specifically<\/span> said<\/span> that<\/span> any<\/span> nuclear<\/span> attack<\/span> by<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> or<\/span> its<\/span> allies<\/span> would<\/span> result<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> end<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> regime<\/span> in<\/span> charge.<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> has<\/span> conducted<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 100<\/span> missile<\/span> tests<\/span> since<\/span> early<\/span> 2022<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> aim<\/span> of<\/span> expanding<\/span> its<\/span> arsenal<\/span> of<\/span> nuclear-capable<\/span> missiles<\/span> capable<\/span> of<\/span> reaching<\/span> the<\/span> U.S.<\/span> mainland<\/span> and<\/span> South<\/span> Korea.<\/span> In<\/span> response,<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> and<\/span> its<\/span> allies<\/span> expanded<\/span> military<\/span> exercises<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> region.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> late<\/span> May,<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> attempted<\/span> to<\/span> launch<\/span> its<\/span> first<\/span> missile<\/span> carrying<\/span> a<\/span> spy<\/span> satellite,<\/span> but<\/span> the<\/span> missile<\/span> crashed<\/span> into<\/span> the<\/span> sea<\/span> shortly<\/span> after<\/span> launch<\/span> and<\/span> failed.<\/span> Despite<\/span> this<\/span> setback,<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> has<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> intends<\/span> to<\/span> attempt<\/span> a<\/span> second<\/span> launch,<\/span> citing<\/span> the<\/span> need<\/span> to<\/span> develop<\/span> a<\/span> space<\/span> surveillance<\/span> system<\/span> to<\/span> counter<\/span> what<\/span> it<\/span> sees<\/span> as<\/span> U.S.<\/span> hostility.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>By<\/span> deploying<\/span> nuclear-capable<\/span> bombers<\/span> and<\/span> conducting<\/span> joint<\/span> air<\/span> exercises,<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> is<\/span> reaffirming<\/span> its<\/span> commitment<\/span> to<\/span> defense.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – The United States has once again shown military might in a dramatic show of force against North Korea with the deployment of nuclear-capable bombers on the Korean Peninsula. The move follows a large anti-American rally North Korea recently held in its capital. A statement issued by South Korea’s Ministry of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[2436,26,276,2409],"tags":[7142,7143,7144,741,1552,1895,2169,2883,5527,6824],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/KOREA.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8754"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8754"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8757,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8754\/revisions\/8757"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}